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TIL that more than 4/5 of the single points of light we observe in the night sky are actually two or more stars orbiting together.

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OPZa TIL The most commonly used sled dogs are selectively bred mutts, not the beautiful black and white Huskies we all know and love.
DnEj TIL Activia was sued for falsely claiming to be a health food.
VDpp TIL of Emmett Till, a black teenager who was murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman. He was so badly disfigured that the only way he could be identified was through his ring. Years later, the woman in question admitted that she fabricated parts of her story.
EBdw TIL - The world’s happiest countries are also the countries that take the most antidepressants
NXXg1 Til that: In the Middle ages, the "shrew's fiddle" was used to punish people who were caught bickering. The "Double Fiddle" attached to two people together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.